Open Educational Resources ( OER ) - Go Open Regional Summit

Today I am presenting at the 2016 Go Open Regional Summit in Liberty, Missouri on July 28th.  One of my sessions includes a presentation I have given several times this spring and summer describing our OER journey in social studies at Discovery Middle School.

Link to Google Slides Presentation 

Please let me know if you have any questions about my presentation. Thanks.

Eric

2016 MSTA Leadership Symposium - Connect Your Team With Social Media

This week I am attending and presenting at the 2016 MSTA Leadership Symposium at the Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri.

I am presenting on the potential of MSTA CTA's using social media to help connect their members - specifically Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.

Here is my presentation in Google Slides

"Teachers Using Technology to Improve Student Feedback" - NETA 2016 Presentation - Omaha - April 21, 2016

Hello. Today I am presenting at the 2016 NETA (Nebraska Educational Technology Association) Conference in Omaha, Nebraska at the Century Link Center.

My presentation today is a new one for me on the topic of the workflow of how teachers are using technology to provide feedback to students.

I have a Google Doc to share resources and have provided a space for participants to add their own ideas and comments here.

Here is a copy of my presentation from today (Google Slides Presentation)

Resources and resources mentioned in today's presentation:

• Google Classroom

• Google Doc Comments

• Google Doc Voice Prompts

• Google Doc Keyboard Shortcuts - Windows and Mac

• Recording Screencasts with Quicktime Player

• Screencast-O-Matic

• 3 Ways of Getting Student Feedback to Improve Your Teaching - Edutopia Article

• How to Give Better Student Feedback - Blog by Chalkup

• Teaching Channel - Search results for “student feedback”

• Improving Your Teaching Through Student Feedback - Podcast by Vicki Davis and Dean Shareski

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Thanks.

Eric

NCSS 2016 - Mount Vernon Professional Development and BreakoutEDU Games

This weekend I am attending and presenting at the 2016 Missouri State Social Studies Convention in Columbia, Missouri.  

Here are the resource links to my two presentations:

Saturday - February 27th - 8:00 AM
"BreakoutEDU - History With a Challenge"

Friday - February 26th - 3:00 PM
"Connect With the General - Mount Vernon Resources and Opportunities"

2016 Kanas City Google Summit - YouTube and Google Maps

This weekend I will be attending and presenting at the 2016 Kansas City Google Summit. The thing I enjoy about Google Summits is the intense focus on innovation and new ideas.

Saturday I will be presenting "Becoming a YouTube Jedi" and discuss a variety of ways you can use YouTube to edit and watch video online.

Resources for my YouTube presentation can be found here.


On Sunday I will be presenting "Getting Geeky With Google Maps" with a focus on different ways you can create and use custom maps on Google.

Resources for my Google Maps presentation can be found here.

Resources for "Geo to Go - Google Geo Tools" - Science Pioneers

Hello. Today I am presenting a 4 hour workshop for Science Pioneers entitled "Geo to Go - Google Geo Tools" at Union Station.

I have included all resources on a Google Doc here to participants.

Star Wars and American History Mashups

Cloned Photos by David Eger

It has been hard to escape the media onslaught which is the Star Wars release. I am a fan of the Star Wars series but not a FAN like my brother. I have seen what I consider "the original three" but not the more recent ones. I collected a few Star War action figures in my childhood and remember having a set of Star Wars trading cards.  My family has not seen The Force Awakens but will over Christmas break while visiting family.

It has been interesting to see historical memes and creations mashing up history and Star Wars. Facebook and Twitter have been full of these this week.  My favorite has to be the Washington Post article on how Ken Burn would tell the Galactic Civil War story in Civil War documentary format.


I have also enjoyed the many historical images that have Star Wars adaptations.  There are a couple of my favorite George Washington Star Wars images.

America - I am your father! by Breanna Towne

George Washington and the Rebels Take on the Empire by Michael Milton

Star Wars to Teach Art History by Artsology

Star Wars American History Prints

YouTube for Teachers - Become a YouTube Superhero - 2015 MSTA State Convention

Presentation for the 2015 MSTA State Convention in Columbia, Missouri - November 13, 2015.

Link to Full Presentation

Info and Settings Options

Enhancements Options

Audio Options

Annotations Options

Close Caption Options

Video Editor Options

Audio Library Options

Sharing Your Stories - Using Social Media to Promote Great Things In Your School - 2015 MSTA Convention

Presentation for 2015 MSTA State Convention in Columbia, Missouri on November 13.

Link to Full Presentation

Library of Congress FREE Online Conference - October 27-28, 2015

Hello.  I wanted to share an amazing opportunity coming up for all teachers at the end of the month.  The Library of Congress is hosting an online conference on October 27-28, 2015 for educators on a variety of topics.  It is an outstanding FREE opportunity to learn about a various topics in 15 different sessions.

You can check out all the information and register for sessions here.  It looks like a great line up for topics and speakers. I have signed up already for several sessions and hope to see you there!

Thanks to the Library of Congress for this opportunity to receive high level professional development no matter where you live.